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Ricky Ponting, Kumar Sangakkara Sri Lanka cricket legend Kumar Sangakkara on Monday was reappointed as head coach for Rajasthan Royals ahead of the 2026 Indian Premier League (IPL) season, following the exit of Rahul Dravid from the role.Dravid had left RR in August this year, and Sangakkara will be returning as the head coach, having…

Gurpreet Singh (AFP Photo) NEW DELHI: Olympian Gurpreet Singh came heartbreakingly close to being crowned world champion in the men’s 25m Centre Fire Pistol event, but had to settle for silver, losing the gold to Ukraine’s Pavlo Korostylov on inner-10 count after both shooters finished with identical totals at the Olympic Shooting Range.Go Beyond The…

Pakistan’s ODI’s team captain Shaheen Shah Afridi (AP Photo/Anjum Naveed) Pakistan secured a comprehensive 3-0 ODI series victory against Sri Lanka, winning the final match on November 16 by six wickets. The triumph was particularly special as it coincided with Pakistan A’s win over India A in the Asia Cup Rising Stars 2025 tournament.Later, in…

Sourav Ganguly and Gautam Gambhir NEW DELHI: Former India captain Sourav Ganguly has doubled down on his demand for Mohammed Shami’s Test comeback, saying India cannot afford to overlook the veteran pacer after their dramatic 30-run defeat to South Africa at the Eden Gardens. With India’s thin bowling depth exposed and the pitch coming under…

South Africa’s Simon Harmer, center, celebrates the dismissal of India’s Rishabh Pant. (AP Photo) NEW DELHI: Ravichandran Ashwin has delivered a brutally honest assessment of India’s shocking batting collapse at Eden Gardens, insisting that the current generation of Indian batters is no longer the best against spin. India crashed to a 30-run defeat against South…

Ravindra Jadeja plays a shot during the third day of the first Test. (PTI Photo) NEW DELHi: India’s crushing 30-run defeat to South Africa in under three days at Eden Gardens has sparked a fresh, uncomfortable question about the future of Test cricket — and former India batter Sanjay Manjrekar believes the answer has been…

South Africa’s Keshav Maharaj and Ryan Rickelton celebrate the wicket of India’s Mohammed Siraj. (ANI Photo) NEW DELHI: The Eden Gardens pitch has become the centre of a heated debate after India’s first Test against South Africa ended within three days, exposing deep divisions among cricketing greats and raising fresh questions about India’s struggles on…

Gautam Gambhir (PTI Photo/Swapan Mahapatra) Former India batter Wasim Jaffer has offered advice to Gautam Gambhir following India’s 30-run loss to South Africa in the Kolkata Test.The pitch at Kolkata continues to face criticism despite support from India head coach Gautam Gambhir. The first Test concluded in just two and a half days, with South…

Prime Minister Mark Carney was on hand in Winnipeg for the 112th Grey Cup game between the Saskatchewan Roughriders and Montreal Alouettes.  Carney kicked off the championship game by doing the customary coin toss at centre field to determine which team chooses the first move.  Get breaking National news For news impacting Canada and around…

South Africa’s Keshav Maharaj and teammates celebrate (AP Photo/Aijaz Rahi) The first Test between India and South Africa at Eden Gardens ended in a dramatic 30-run defeat for India, who were bowled out for 93/9 while chasing a modest target of 124. Shubman Gill was unable to bat due to injury, adding to the hosts’…